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	<title>Irked Magazine &#187; british columbia</title>
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		<title>Spotlighting Warren Macdonald: Legless Mountain Climber</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/9525/spotlighting-warren-macdonald-legless-mountain-climber/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:53:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[A Test of Will by Warren Macdonald]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Uncategorized

Warren Macdonald knows a LOT about motivation. He famously (see appearances on Oprah, Larry King Live, Vicki Gabereau, The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos, etc) survived a harrowing, agonizing ordeal while mountain climbing, when he was trapped beneath a one-ton boulder in a freak rock fall. Macdonald’s test of will lasted two full days before a helicopter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MARK YOUR CALENDARS, Nov. 24-26 in Vancouver! Headlines Theatre presents three days of &#8220;Community Dialogue Sessions: housing the homeless&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/9594/mark-your-calendars-nov-24-26-in-vancouver-headlines-theatre-presents-three-days-of-community-dialogue-sessions-housing-the-homeless/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/9594/mark-your-calendars-nov-24-26-in-vancouver-headlines-theatre-presents-three-days-of-community-dialogue-sessions-housing-the-homeless/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Bum Deal, Campaign Watch
The sessions—which are free and open to the public—will be moderated by highly-acclaimed journalists Kathryn Gretsinger and Charlie Smith, and the great David Diamond (Headlines Theatre’s trailblazing co-founder and current Artistic Director). They &#8220;will get at the nuts and bolts of creating safe, affordable and supportive housing. Each day deals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three (more!) accessible playgrounds being built in beautiful British Columbia&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/9224/three-more-accessible-playgrounds-being-built-in-beautiful-british-columbia/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/9224/three-more-accessible-playgrounds-being-built-in-beautiful-british-columbia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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&#8220;Three accessible playgrounds are being built as a part of a legacy of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The province [of British Columbia], Ronald McDonald House Charities and the Rick Hansen Foundation are each contributing to the $1.2 million project. The playgrounds will be built at Kits Beach in Vancouver, the Middle Arm Waterfront Greenway [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BC singer-songwriter Dan Mangan sings his hauntingly-beautiful ballad &#8220;Basket&#8221; live on Q with Jian Ghomeshi</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/8707/bc-singer-songwriter-dan-mangan-sings-his-hauntingly-beautiful-ballad-basket-live-on-q-with-jian-ghomeshi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Irked Audio
Singer-songwriter Dan Mangan, speaking to Q radio host Jian Ghomeshi about the song Basket:

It&#8217;s a bit of an ode to my grandfather. After he passed away, I kind of came up with this idea that your life is a basket, and throughout your life you&#8217;re putting greeting cards and letters and notes into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UVic Professor Michael Prince (politely) challenges Vancouver&#8217;s reputation as a great city for people with disabilities</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/8667/uvic-professor-michael-prince-politely-challenges-vancouvers-reputation-as-a-great-city-for-people-with-disabilities/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/8667/uvic-professor-michael-prince-politely-challenges-vancouvers-reputation-as-a-great-city-for-people-with-disabilities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Books & Book Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Absent Citizens: Disability Politics and Policy in Canada]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Books &#38; Book Reviews
Quoting Matthew Burrows, writing for straight.com:
&#8220;Vancouverites can be forgiven if they believe this is a great city for people with disabilities. After all, quadriplegic former Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan and paraplegic athlete Rick Hansen are known around the world for their achievements. In addition, Vancouver—the largest city in a province that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FOLLOW UP, FULL SEGMENT: Rick Mercer and Rick Hansen go bungee jumping</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/7810/follow-up-full-segment-rick-mercer-and-rick-hansen-go-bungee-jumping/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/7810/follow-up-full-segment-rick-mercer-and-rick-hansen-go-bungee-jumping/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Wheelchairman of the Board, Irked Videos
WARNING:
You&#8217;re about to laugh &#8217;til your gut busts, your sides split, and your cheeks ache.
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Last week we wet your appetite. Here now is the extended clip of Rick Mercer and Rick Hansen (wheelchair and all!) going bungee jumping in beautiful British Columbia. Damn, the Rick Mercer Report is h-i-l-a-r-i-o-u-s!:

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		<title>The Crime of Being Homeless</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/7628/the-crime-of-being-homeless/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/7628/the-crime-of-being-homeless/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Bum Deal
Quoting Jane Armstrong, writing for The Globe and Mail:

A proposed provincial law that would give police the right to force homeless people into shelters during bad weather has angered civil libertarians, who claim the move is a back-door bid to clean up Vancouver&#8217;s streets in time for the Olympics. The proposed law, which is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Headlines Theatre&#8217;s After Homelessness Photography Contest</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/6271/headlines-theatres-after-homelessness-photography-contest/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/6271/headlines-theatres-after-homelessness-photography-contest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:07:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin2</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Bum Deal, Campaign Watch


After we published info on July 1st about Headlines Theatre&#8217;s fantastic AFTER HOMELESSNESS&#8230; project, we received a very gracious thank you note from Artistic/Managing Director David Diamond. A few days later, we received another email, this one from Headlines&#8217; official publicist Gabriela De Lucca:




Thank you so much for posting the call out to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HEADLINES THEATRE CALLOUT TO PARTICIPANTS: Job offer for homeless people in Metro Vancouver</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/5121/headlines-theatre-callout-to-participants-job-offer-for-homeless-people-in-metro-vancouver/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/5121/headlines-theatre-callout-to-participants-job-offer-for-homeless-people-in-metro-vancouver/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin2</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Bum Deal, Campaign Watch

It isn&#8217;t often that a distinguished (and paying!) job opportunity comes along specifically targeting &#8220;people who have been touched by homelessness.&#8221;

 
Quoting HeadlinesTheatre.com:

Headlines Theatre, the producer of the 2004 award winning community project Practicing Democracy, as well as our recent projects Here and Now and SHATTERING, (formerly known as METH—which Irked profiled in June &#8216;07) is working in collaboration with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;My Shoes Will Last Forever,&#8221; an original essay by Brian Segal</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/4974/my-shoes-will-last-forever-an-original-essay-by-brian-segal/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/4974/my-shoes-will-last-forever-an-original-essay-by-brian-segal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Regular Contributors, Brian Segal, Themes, Wheelchairman of the Board

My Shoes Will Last Forever
An original essay by Brian Segal



It may seem odd to be writing an essay about shoes. I have my reasons, though. I have one pair of boots to use in the winter, two pairs of dress shoes, and two pairs of Reebok&#8217;s classic running shoes-or, [...]]]></description>
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